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Executive Leadership Town Hall Series: Navigating 2025’s Evolving Landscape

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In 2025, UT Health Science Center’s Executive Leadership Team is continuing its series of Town Hall meetings, which were well-received at each Health Science campus in 2024. The first Town Hall of the 2025 series will be held in Memphis: Friday, March 14 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Room 101 in the College of Pharmacy Building… Read More


UTHSC News: How One Researcher Balances Life in the Lab and on the Stage

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Richard Cushing spends his days in the lab at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, helping to unravel the mysteries of Alzheimer’s disease. But by night and on weekends, he leads the popular Memphis band FreeWorld, playing on Beale Street and at other venues at least five times a week. “Studying biology during the… Read More


Oral Dissertation Defense – Nicole Schumacher – Nursing Science

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Nicole Schumacher (Nursing Science) will present the oral defense of her dissertation research “The Impact of Hyperglycemia on Post-Reperfusion Outcomes in Patients with Hyperacute Ischemic Stroke” on Friday 3/14 at 4:00 p.m. CDT. Dr. Anne W. Alexandrov is her advisor. The defense will be virtual: URL: https://tennesseehipaa.zoom.us/j/89738602053?pwd=vzdejszY8lX6C4yx5OGrJAbiceKvkY.1 Meeting ID: 897 3860 2053 Passcode: 814638


Oral Dissertation Defense – Kimberly Williams Houston – Health Outcomes and Policy Research

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Kimberly Williams Houston (Health Outcomes and Policy Research) will present the oral defense of her dissertation research “Exploring the Matriculation and Resource Utilization of African American Students with Hidden Disabilities in the Health Sciences” on Friday 3/14 at 9:30 a.m. CDT. Dr. Shelley White-Means is her advisor. The defense will be virtual: URL: https://tennesseehipaa.zoom.us/j/88093627706?pwd=AavGfre6su9a8Zy5RwxjenHbqR3ikN.1 Meeting… Read More


Monday Morning Mentor: How Can Online Instructors Better Manage Their Workload?

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Available March 10 – March 16, 2025 Note: you will need to contact the Teaching and Learning Center to view this week’s session, send email to tlc@uthsc.edu Link to the presentation: https://mondaymorningmentors.com About 60-70% of faculty believe that teaching online courses is more work intensive than teaching face-to-face courses. Factors include course preparation before teaching,… Read More


Seeking Female Participants for Research Study on Cancer Risk Factors

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Who: Healthy FEMALES aged 18-35 or 50-85 with a BMI 20-25kg/m or > 30kg/m. Compensation: $150 after the last study visit Where: Elma Roane Fieldhouse, University of Memphis What: 2 visits at the study site: • Screening visit (~0.5 hr): consent, pick up materials needed • Study visit (~1-2 hrs): DEXA scan, blood and fecal… Read More


Dissertation Oral Defense – Terri Ellen Jean Kiernan – Nursing Science

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Terri Ellen Jean Kiernan (Nursing Science) will defend her dissertation titled “The Lived Experience of Acute Stroke Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Working in Expanded Roles: A Mixed Methods Study” on Monday, March 10, at 4p.m. CDT. Dr. Anne Alexandrov is her advisor. The Zoom link is https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82649187470?pwd=3kHdD5ttbCqbR6HtixePZdfnEYcjxh.1 Meeting ID: 826 4918 7470 Passcode: g5RGEQ


Office of Academic Success Newsletter

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